| mycoflora and mycotoxins in brazilian black pepper, white pepper and brazil nuts. | a wide range of field and storage fungi were isolated from black pepper, white pepper and brazil nut kernels from amazonia. a total of 42 species were isolated from both peppers. aspergillus flavus and a. niger were isolated more frequently from black than from white pepper. other potential mycotoxigenic species isolated included: a. ochraceus, a. tamarii, a. versicolor, emericella nidulans and chaetomium globosum, penicillium brevicompactum, p. citrinum, p. islandicum and p. glabrum. species is ... | 2000 | 11229375 |
| some coprophilous fungi from kenya. | the occurrence of coprophilous fungi on samples of antelope, buffalo, zebra and hippopotamus dung collected from the marula estates in kenya was recorded. a hundred and seventy three fungal isolates representative of 40 genera and 59 species were identified. among these species, 23 were ascomycetes (39%), 30 deuteromycetes (50.8%), 5 zygomycetes (8.5%) and 1 basidiomycete (1.7%). ascobolus immersus, coprotus niveus, iodophanus carneus, lasiobolus lasioboloides, podospora anserina, p. australis a ... | 1998 | 16284849 |
| amylase production by preussia minima, a fungus of endophytic origin: optimization of fermentation conditions and analysis of fungal secretome by lc-ms. | environmental screening programs are used to find new enzymes that may be utilized in large-scale industrial processes. among microbial sources of new enzymes, the rationale for screening fungal endophytes as a potential source of such enzymes relates to the hypothesised mutualistic relationship between the endophyte and its host plant. there is a need for new microbial amylases that are active at low temperature and alkaline conditions as these would find industrial applications as detergents. | 2014 | 24602289 |
| endophytes from an australian native plant are a promising source of industrially useful enzymes. | endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues that are potential sources of novel bioactive compounds, including enzymes. we have identified endophytes of the australian native plant eremophilia longifolia which were screened for the production of industrially useful enzymes. seventeen fungal endophytes were isolated from the leaves of e. longifolia and enzyme production was investigated within a range of ph (3.5, 5.5, 7 and 9) and temperatures (9, 25, 37 and 50 °c). amylase was t ... | 2013 | 23054705 |
| [putative mycotoxin-producing fungi isolated from alpataco (prosopis flexuosa) fruits]. | fungi contaminant of alpataco (prosopis flexuosa) fruits from la pampa province (argentina) were identified. alternaria alternata and sphaeropsis sapinea were the dominant species. phoma sp., nigrospora sp., preussia minima, cladosporium sp., pithomyces chartarum, epicoccum nigrum, aspergillus niger and aspergillus speluneus were also isolated but with less frequency. twelve strains of alternaria alternata, the toxigenic species with higher incidence, were screened for alternariol (aoh), alterna ... | 2007 | 17592896 |
| elephant dung decomposition and coprophilous fungi in two habitats of semi-arid botswana. | in order to understand the impact of habitat changes on ecosystem processes caused by increased populations of elephants, elephant dung decomposition was studied in semi-arid botswana. dung decomposition rates were studied with and without the presence of arthropods, using pairs of exposed dung and dung enclosed in nylon-mesh bags, respectively. dung decomposition rates were lower in the absence of arthropods. the rates in the late wet season were higher in the scrubland than in the woodland. in ... | 2006 | 17002891 |
| fr171456, a novel cholesterol synthesis inhibitor produced by sporormiella minima no. 15604. ii. biological activities. | novel cholesterol synthesis inhibitors fr171456 and fr173945 were isolated from the culture broth of sporormiella minima no. 15604. fr171456 strongly inhibited the cholesterol synthesis and up-regulated the ldl-receptor expression in human hepatoma cell line hep g2. single oral administration of fr171456 inhibited in vivo hepatic sterol synthesis in rats. and fr171456 shows a significant serum cholesterol-lowering effect in a cholesterol fed rabbit model. | 2004 | 15217190 |
| fr171456, a novel cholesterol synthesis inhibitor produced by sporormiella minima no. 15604. i. taxonomy, fermentation, isolation, physico-chemical properties. | fr171456 and fr173945, novel and potent cholesterol synthesis inhibitors, have been isolated from the fermentation broth of a fungal strain no. 15604. this strain was identified sporormiella minima from its mycological characteristics. fr171456 and fr173945 strongly inhibited cholesterol synthesis in human hepatoma cell line hep g2. these compounds also have in vitro antifungal activity against candida albicans and aspergillus fumigatus. | 2004 | 15217189 |